Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-09

A correspondent recently wrote TO the
agricultural editor of the Cincinnati Con-
merciul Guzettc. and asked which city was
the seat OF the largest manufactures OF
agricultural implements. The editor re
piled:
springfield. Ohio. is probably the largest
center of the manufacture of agricultural
implements in the world
There is little paff for Springfield. which
is worth about 1000 per line to the city.
since the Endorsement of a city as a manu-
featuring center, is in some sense an in
dorsement Of the implements manufactured
init. A hat commands more ready sale if it
was made in Paris. People are anxious, Ia
buy watches made at ElEin. Ill. A piano
made in Boston or New York is easier
sold than one made in Indiana. SO
have always maintained that an agr-
cultural implement made in Spring
field will command a reader sale and at
better price than one made anywhere
else, because the name of Springfield is in
separately linked with good workmanship
and good machinery Propri-tors of agri-
of a gooG location would lnd il of immense
advantage 10 locate in Springfield. since
they would be vastly benefited by the i'm
mense amount Of advertising which this
city has received from the efforts Of the
live concerns now -
General Lew ha..ace, the illustriou-
author OF Ben Hur." is 10 lecture to Us al
Blacks opera house next week on The
Turks and Turkey" The lecture is said 10
possess much of the wonderful power anG
pathos which characterize his great book
The booksellers tell NE that the sales o!
Ben Hur" have doubled since il was an
nounced that General Wallace Is to lecture
in Springfield. | came across a striking ac
count of how he came to write Ben Hur,
the other day. II seems that the arch in
T5"' ins,ersOll l. responsible for II. 1t Is as
follows:
Judge HutChins occupied a seat beside
Gen. Lew Wallace at the banquet of thr
Loyal Legion in Cincinnati. and during the
general conversation he asked the General
how lie came to write the remarkable book:
"Ben-H Hur" General Wallace replied: Il
was going down on the M,s>ippi river on
boat. and was enjoying myself in my state
room when the door. which was slightly
ajar, was opened. and Colonel Robert G |
lngerSOll entered. and said:
"'General Wallace, | want to talk with |
you
Let me set the text and I'll talk an
swered.
"'AlI right, replied Ingersoll. what is
your teXt?'
lis there a Goi?' asked of the great
unbeIieyer, by way of text.
".l don't know. doy M
lis there a heaven"
IL don't know. DO you?'
=" Is Christ the S'n Of God and the Re /
dssrner of mankind
..'I don't know Do you?'
is there a devil"
IL don't know. DO you" /
'.'lS there a hell:'
a. L don't know. DO YOU
"A After a few more desultory remarks.
IngerSoll broke forth into such cUngiom-
Grafton of blaSphgny. irony, sarcasm and
pathos a. have never heard. He appeared
To be almost inspired. and beautifully
rounded sentences fell from his lips in quick
succession. | SAW ri once the power of this
mans eloquemrP and opinion and | began
10 think that | was not thoroughly conv-r
SAINT with the questions | had prOpounded
to the great iundpl. began to study the
Bible and kindred works thoroughly. and
.he result was 'Ban-H"r." This is how
came 10 write the book"
A list has been published giving the
manufacturing cilir> uf the STAFF.
with their population and the number of
establishments in each. The
Int states tlat !n lss3 Springfield had Il
n snufacturIng establishments; IN lo>t this
o, IA, h..r had Increased fp o. This ShnuS